Naruto: Naruto's Uchiha girlfriend is too arrogant

Chapter 413 Kaleidoscope Eye Technique

Naruto's first reaction was terror.

That's Amaterasu!

Even though it has never burned anyone to death, its most significant characteristic is that it never goes out. Why would Zuo Yue suddenly release this thing onto herself?!

"Satsuki! You—"

Before Naruto could finish speaking, his hands instinctively began forming hand seals—the starting stance for the Fire Sealing Seal was instantly complete. He had to seal this undying flame immediately, otherwise…

But at that moment, he stopped, because the Amaterasu Fire on Zuo Yue's body was not burning. No, to be more precise, it was indeed pulsating. The dark flames wrapped around her arms, shoulders, neck, and hair, but flowed slowly like a docile pet, without burning her clothes or leaving any scorch marks on her skin.

Zuo Yue closed her eyes slightly, as if feeling the sensation of the flames flowing through her body.

Then, she sat up straight again, stretched out her hands, palms up.

The black flames that swirled around her body converged in her palm, eventually condensing into a suspended, quietly burning black fireball.

The flames danced in her palm, without escaping even a trace of warmth.

"Naruto," Satsuki looked up, his eyes incredibly gentle, "extend your hand."

Satsuki's eye technique is definitely not ordinary Amaterasu.

Naruto recalled the strange situation that had occurred to Shisui at the organization's base—first, he suddenly stiffened as if he had been "frozen in place," then Amaterasu enveloped him but did not cause any real damage, and finally, his eye power was temporarily sealed.

It has a function similar to a freezing spell or a certain sealing spell.

Naruto didn't hesitate. He stretched out his right hand, his fingertips reaching towards the ball of black flame.

The instant he touched it—the flames did not burn or resist, but flowed up his fingertips, silently seeping into his skin, merging into his meridians, and finally sinking into the core of his chakra circulation.

Naruto clearly felt that there was a unique, cold and stable energy fluctuation in his "dantian" where he stored chakra—it was the Amaterasu fire from before.

"Satsuki... what's this?"

Naruto looked at her uncertainly. Why would he store Amaterasu inside his body? What was this all about?

"This is a gift." Satsuki's eyes crinkled into a smile, her gentle expression as soft as newly melted snow. "It's a one-of-a-kind gift that only Naruto can have."

The kaleidoscope in her eyes had not yet faded; on the scarlet background, intricate black patterns slowly rotated, eerie yet beautiful.

"These eyes... the Mangekyou Sharingan, they're really amazing." She said softly, marveling, while stating a fact.

That night, as love surged through everything like a torrent, a kind of revelation naturally surfaced in her mind—she hadn't named her pupil technique; these eyes had told her "what she was."

"Now..." Satsuki leaned forward slightly and gently grasped Naruto's hands. "I'm going to tell Naruto about the eye techniques of these Mangekyou Sharingan."

"Now... Naruto understands."

Naruto nodded, without pulling his hand away, and simply looked at her quietly, waiting for her to continue.

"First, the first ability..." Zuo Yue raised her hand and touched her right eye. "It's called [Tokoyo]."

"The ability is to control the 'time' of any object or living being."

"...Huh?" Naruto was stunned.

"It's a very useful ability." Satsuki's tone even carried a hint of innocent satisfaction. "I can control it myself; I've already tried it."

A soft smile curved her lips.

"I paused my own time."

"In other words—" Her gaze fell on Naruto's face, and a tender affection welled up in her eyes.

"I can stay by Naruto's side forever, in the prime of my life."

"Wait...so that means..." Naruto felt a chill run down his spine.

That day, Shisui suddenly froze, and even his Susanoo stopped functioning—not because he was controlled by genjutsu, nor because he was in a daze…

Was his time frozen?!

"However, if Naruto prefers something else..." Satsuki blinked, a hint of cautious probing in her eyes, "I can also 'speed up time' or 'rewind time'... like becoming a more mature version of myself, or going back to when I was younger..."

"Um... Satsuki," Naruto stammered, interrupting her, "could you... demonstrate it for me?"

It wasn't that he didn't trust her. It was just that the concept of "controlling time" was simply too absurd, as it crossed the line into the realm of rules.

"Eh? Of course." Satsuki nodded. "But what should we use for the demonstration?"

"Can I use this?" Naruto quickly picked up an apple from the fruit plate on the table—it was prepared by Kushina two days ago, and the skin was slightly wrinkled, so it wasn't very fresh.

"Sure." Zuo Yue took the apple and held it in her palm. She lowered her eyes slightly, the kaleidoscope patterns slowly flowing in the depths of her pupils, her gaze focusing on the apple's surface for a fleeting moment.

Change has begun.

The apple's skin visibly loses its wrinkles and regains its full luster, its color gradually shifting from a slightly dull red to a vibrant, juicy bright red—but that's not all.

The color continued to change, from red to green, which was the immature appearance of a young person who was not yet fully mature.

The apple's size also shrank, its shape becoming more rounded and petite, eventually settling into the form of a green apple that Naruto had never seen before, hanging on a branch and just beginning to grow.

Backwards—this is a backwards look at Apple's "time".

Satsuki's eye power continues.

The green apple continued to shrink, its outline gradually blurred, its shape began to distort and reconstruct itself—in the end, it was no longer a fruit, but transformed into a pure white, delicate apple blossom with five petals outstretched, lying quietly in Zuo Yue's palm.

From fruit, back to flower.

From "results," let's go back to "blossoming."

Naruto held his breath.

The abilities of the Mangekyou Sharingan often reflect the deepest obsessions and desires of the person who awakened it at that time... So, "controlling time"... what exactly did Satsuki want to control back then?

Was what she initially wanted to pause the entire night?!

What Naruto didn't know was: if the next morning, when Satsuki blushed and asked him, "Did last night... leave you with fond memories?"—and he gave a negative answer...

"However, this ability also has its flaws." Zuo Yue's voice pulled him back to reality.

The white flower in her palm began to change in the opposite direction—it quickly matured from a bud into a green fruit, then turned red, swelled, and finally became a plump, ripe, fresh apple.

"Besides myself, my ability to control the time of other life forms depends on the difference in strength."

"Back then, against Uchiha Shisui... I could only pause him for less than thirty seconds at most. But—"

She paused, a calm assessment flashing in her eyes. "If he's severely injured or depleted of chakra... this duration can be extended."

It's like an invisible tug-of-war—the difference in the total amount of chakra, physical strength, and willpower between the two sides determines the extent to which Zuo Yue can interfere with the other's "time flow".

There are only two exceptions.

First, there are inanimate objects—like this apple. Satsuki can freely revert it to a flower, or accelerate its complete decay.

Second, the object is "completely voluntary"—completely opening one's mind and body, accepting her control over time without resistance.